Modula vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
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| Feature | Modula v3.0.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery v2.7.11.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Modula Best Grid Gallery · Modula Pro ($) | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery · Responsive Lightbox premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Drag-and-drop grid builder for custom layouts; Responsive galleries with a lightbox viewer at no cost; Works with Elementor and common page builders | Eight lightbox scripts to choose from, with per-script settings; Gallery builder with grid, slider and masonry layouts plus block and widgets; Media folders and remote image library built in; No usage tracking |
| Cons | Video galleries, filters and proofing need Modula Pro; AI optimisation runs on a remote service with usage limits; Sends opt-in usage data to the vendor once consent is given | Additional gallery types and lightboxes are paid extensions; Extensions page loads its list from dfactory.co; Galleries are a custom post type, so they do not move cleanly to another gallery plugin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag-and-drop grid builder, Responsive image galleries and gallery types, Shortcode for placing galleries, Lightbox gallery viewer, AI optimisation of image titles, captions and ALT text, Page builder integration, Video galleries ($), Custom hover effects ($), Gallery filters ($), Image proofing for clients ($), Watermarked images and right-click protection ($) | Choice of bundled lightbox scripts, Gallery builder custom post type, Basic grid, slider and masonry layouts, Gallery shortcode and block, Media folders and media tags, Remote image library (Unsplash, Flickr, Wikimedia), Lightbox for WooCommerce product galleries, Gallery and image widgets, Licence keys for premium extensions ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | Unsplash, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor | WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Modula AI service (ai.wpchill.com), WPChill telemetry service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | ai.wpchill.com, telemetry.wpchill.com | www.dfactory.co, api.unsplash.com, api.flickr.com, commons.wikimedia.org |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 1 |